radiator cap Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme 1995 Owner's Manuals

If you get the overheat warning with no sign of steam,
tw this for a minute or
so:
1. Turn off your air conditioner.
2. Turn on your heater to full hot at the highest fan
3. If you're in a traffic jam, shift to NEUTRAL (N);
speed and open the window as necessary.
otherwise, shift to the highest gear while driving
--
DRIVE (D) or THIRD (3).
If you no longer have the overheat warning, you can
drive. Just to be safe, drive slower for about ten minutes.
If the warning doesn't come back on, you can drive
normally.
If the warning continues, pull over, stop, and park your vehicle right away.
3.1L L82 (Code M) Engine
If there's still no sign of steam, you can idle the engine
for two or three minutes while you're parked, to see if
B. Radiator pressure cap
the warning stops. But then, if you still have the warning,
turn off the engine and get everyone out of the
vehicle
until it cools down.
You may decide not to lift the hood but to get service
help right away.
A. Coolant recovery tank ,
C. Electric engine fans
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NOTICE:
Your engine has a specific radiator fill procedure.
Failure
to follow this procedure could cause your
engine
to overheat and be severely damaged.
1. You can remove the
radiator pressure cap
when the
cooling
system, including the
radiator pressure cap
and upper radiator
hose,
is no l6nger
hot.
Turn the pressure
cap slowly to theleft
until
it first stops.
(Don’t press down
while turning.the
pressure cap.)
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If you hear a hiss, wait for that to stop. A hiss means
there is still some pressure left.
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6. Then fill the coolant recovery tank to the COLD
7. Put the cap back on the coolant recovery tank, but
mark.
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leave the
radiator pressure cap off.
8. Start the engine 'and let it run until you can feel the
upper radiator hose getting hot. Watch out for the
engine fans.
filler neck may be lower. If the level
is lower, add
more of the proper
mix through the filler neck until
the level reaches the base of the filler neck.
9. By this time the coolant level inside the radiator
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With the 3.4L LQ1 (Code X) engine, when you open the hood, you’ll see:
1. Radiator Pressure Cap
2. Engine Coolant Reservoir
3. Power Steering Fluid Reservoir
4. Electric Engine Fans
5. Engine Oil Dipstick
6. Engine Oil Fill Cap
7. Coolant Bleed Valves
8. Automatic Transaxle Fluid Dipstick
9. Brake Fluid Reservoir
10. Air Cleaner
11. Windshield Washer Fluid Reservoir
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Windshield Washer Fluid
What to Use
When you need windshield washer fluid, be sure to read the manufacturer’s instructions before use. If you will be
operating your vehicle in an area where the temperature
protection against freezing.
. .
~ may fall below freezing, w .a fluid $kt has s~$f;Cimt.
To Add
Open [he cap labeled WA,S,HER FLUID ONLY. Add
washer, fluid until the tank is full. 1
NOTICE:
0
0 When using concentrated washer fluid,
follow the manufacturer’s instructions for
adding water.
Don’t mix water with ready-to-use washer
fluid. Water can cause the, solution to freeze
and damage your washer fluid tank and
other parts of the washer system. Also,
water doesn’t clean as well
as washer fluid.
Fill your washer fluid tank only
3/4 full
when it’s very cold. This allows for
expansion, which could damage the tank._if
it
is completely full.
Don’t use radiator antifreeze in your
windshield washer. It can damage your
washer system and paint. ,.

Maintenance Schedule I
60,000 Miles (100 000 km)
0 Change engine oil and filter (or, every
3 months, whichever occurs first).
An Emission Control Service.
Lubricate the shift linkage, parking brake
c.able guides, underbody contact points and
linkage
(or every-6 months, whichever
occurs first).
Inspect engine accessory drive belt (or
every
24 months, whichever occurs first).
An Emission Control Service. ,
0 Inspect camshaft timing belt. An Emission
Control Service.
.I
0 Replace spark plugs. An Emission
Inspect spark plug wires. An Emission
0 Replace air cleaner filter. Replace filter
Control
Service.
Control Service.
T
more often under dusty conditions.
An Emission Control Service.
0 Inspect fuel tank, cap and lines for damage
or leaks. Inspect fuel cap‘gasket for any
damage. Replace parts as needed.
An
Emission Control Service.
El Drain, flush and refill cooling system (or
every‘
24 months, whichever occurs first).
See “Engine Coolant” in the Index for what
to use. Inspect hoses. Clean radiator,
,
condenser, pressure cap and ‘neck. Pressure
test the cooling system and pressure cap.
An Emission Control Service.
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I DATE SERVICED BY: ACTUAL MILEAGE
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U. Drain, flush and refill cooling system (or
every
24 months, whichever occurs first).
See “Engine Coolant’’ in the Index for what
to use. Inspect hoses. Clean radiator,
condenser, pressure cap and neck. Pressure
test the cooling system and pressure cap.
An Emission Control Sewice.
Control Service.
17 Replace spark plugs. An Emission
0 Inspect spark plug wires. An Emission
Control Service.
c] Replace air cleaner filter. Replace filter
more often under dusty conditions.
An Emission Control Service.
. I Maintenance Schedule I’ I
0 Inspect fuel tank, cap and lines for damage
or leaks. Inspect fuel cap gasket for any
damage. Replace parts as needed.
An Emission Control Sewice.
0 Rotate tires. See “Tire Inspection and
Rotation”
in the Index for proper rotation
pattern and additional information.
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DATE. ACTUAL MILEAGE SERVICED BY:
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Maintenance Schedule I1
30,000 Miles (50 000 km)
L_1 Change engine oil and filter (or every
12 months, whichever occurs first).
An Emission Control Service.
0 Lubric'ate the shift linkage, parking brake
cable guides, underbody contact points and
linkage (or every
12 months, whichever
occurs first).
0 Inspect engine accessory drive belt (or
every
24 months, whichever occurs first).
An Emission Control Service.
0 Drain, flush and refill cooling system (or
every 24 months, whichever occurs first).
See ''Engine Coolant" in the Index for what
to use. Inspect hoses. Clean radiator,
condenser, pressure cap and neck. Pressure
test the cooling system and pressure cap.
An Emission Control Service.
0 Replace spark plugs. An Emission
Control Service.
0 Inspect spark plug wires. An Emission
" Control Service.
0 Replace air cleaner filter. An Emission
Control Service.
0 Inspect fuel tank, cap and lines for damage
or leaks. Inspect fuel cap gasket for any
damage. Riplace parts as needed.
An Emission Control Service.
DATE ACTUAL MILEAGE SERVICED BY:
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I Maintenance . .. .. Schedule’II’ . .,I, ‘‘1
60,000 Miles (100 000 km)
0 Change engine oil and filter (or every
12 months, whichever occurs first).
An Emission Control Service.
Lubricate the shift linkage, parking brake
cable guides, underbody contact points and
linkage (or every 12.months, whichever-:
occurs first).
every
24 months, whichever occurs first).
An ,Emission Control Service.
0 Inspect camshaft timing belt. An Emission ’
Control Service.
Drain, flush and refill cooling system (or
every 24 months, whichever occurs first).
See “Engine Coolant”
in the Index for what
to use. Inspect hoses. Clean radiator,
condenser, pressure cap and neck. ,Pressure
0 Inspect engine accessory drive belt (or
I
test the cooling system and pressure cap.
An Emission Control Service.
0 Replace spark plugs. An Emission Control 1/
Service.
0 Inspect spark plug wires. An Emission
Control Service.
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Replace air cleaner filter. An Emission
Control ~e‘rvice.
0 Inspect fuel: tank, cap and lines for damage
or leaks. Inspect fuel cap gasket for any
damage. Replace parts as needed.
An Emission Control Service.
DATE SERVICED BY: ACTUAL MILEAGE
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